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Gravediggress
CocoRosie Lyrics


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Gravediggress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy

Gravediggress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy
All of my love and all of my holy

Gravediggress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy
All of my love and all of my holy

Old gravediggress by the dried out brook
Whose babble turns to gravel
And my company too
I used to watch the butterflies,
Pretend that its spring
When December can't remember
Not a damn cold thing

Old gravedigger-r by the burnt out tree
Who held a hive a murmur
But no more bees
I used to hear the wind—
Made speak and sing the leaves
Seems so long I've felt but a shy and tender breeze

Gravediggress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy

Old scarecrow wounded at the knee
Lost your button eyes
And most of your stuffing
Hay for a heart
And hay for a brain
If your momma was sweeter then you might be sane

Gravediggress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy

Overall Meaning

The song "Gravediggress" by CocoRosie is a melancholic ballad that explores themes of love, loss, and nostalgia. The repeated chorus "Gravediggress dig me a hole I can bury all of my love and all of my holy" speaks to a desire to let go of past loves and sacred memories. The imagery of the old gravediggress and the burnt out tree add to the bleak atmosphere of the song, suggesting a sense of decay and abandonment. The reference to the butterflies and the wind both highlight the fleeting nature of life, and the sorrowful tone reflects the sense that the singer has lost something dear to them.


In the second verse, the singer addresses an old scarecrow who has lost its "button eyes" and most of its "stuffing." The use of hay for the scarecrow's heart and brain alludes to the idea that it is empty and hollow, much like the emotions the singer is burying. The final lines "if your momma was sweeter then you might be sane" suggest the possibility of finding sanity in a loving relationship, but also hint at the difficulties of such a pursuit.


Overall, "Gravediggress" is a haunting and introspective song that leaves the listener with a sense of longing and sadness.


Line by Line Meaning

Gravediggress dig me a hole I can bury
The singer is asking the gravedigress to dig them a hole to bury something important.


All of my love and all of my holy
The singer wants to bury all of their love and sacred things along with the object they are burying.


Old gravediggress by the dried out brook
The gravedigress is old and is located near a dried out brook.


Whose babble turns to gravel
The noise from the brook has reduced to a gravel sound due to lack of water.


And my company too
The artist's only company is the gravedigress and the brook's gravel sound.


I used to watch the butterflies,
In the past, the singer used to watch butterflies, which symbolize life and beauty.


Pretend that its spring
The singer pretended it was a different season than it actually was, perhaps to escape the bleakness of their surroundings.


When December can't remember
December, a month that symbolizes cold and death, cannot remember anything due to its lack of consciousness.


Not a damn cold thing
December cannot even remember anything about the cold, which is typically associated with it.


Old gravedigger-r by the burnt out tree
The gravedigger is also located near a burnt out tree.


Who held a hive a murmur
The tree used to have a beehive, which made a buzzing sound.


But no more bees
The bees are gone, possibly due to death, mirroring the theme of the song.


I used to hear the wind—
In the past, the singer used to hear the wind.


Made speak and sing the leaves
The wind made the leaves on the trees rustle, which could create the impression that the leaves were speaking and singing.


Seems so long I've felt but a shy and tender breeze
The singer hasn't felt the wind for a long time, but when they did, it was gentle and timid instead of loud and dramatic.


Old scarecrow wounded at the knee
The next verse focuses on a scarecrow, which serves as a symbol for death.


Lost your button eyes
The scarecrow's button eyes, which were its only way of seeing, have fallen off, further emphasizing its deathly state.


And most of your stuffing
The scarecrow is slowly losing its insides, representing decay.


Hay for a heart
The scarecrow's heart is made of hay, which further shows that it is inanimate and lifeless.


And hay for a brain
The scarecrow's brain, if it can be called that, is also made of hay.


If your momma was sweeter then you might be sane
The scarecrow only exists because its creators wanted it to, and if they had put more care into it, it might not be so lifeless and insane.


Gravediggress dig me a hole I can bury
The song repeats the opening lines, emphasizing the theme of burying something important.


All of my love and all of my holy
The singer again wants to bury their love and sacred things along with the object they are burying.




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Gravedigress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy

Gravedigress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy
All of my love and all of my holy

Gravedigress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy
All of my love and all of my holy

Old gravediggress by the dried out brook
Whose babble turns to gravel
And my company too
I used to watch the butterflies,
Pretend that its spring
When December can't remember
Not a damn cold thing

Old gravedigger-r by the burnt out tree
Who held the hive a murmur
But no more bees
I used to hear the wind
Made speak and sing the leaves
Seems so long I've felt but a shy and tender breeze

Gravedigress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy
Gravedigress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy

Old scarecrow wounded at the knee
Lost your button eyes
And most of your stuffing
Hay for a heart
And hay for a brain
If your momma was sweeter then you might be sane

Gravedigress dig me a hole I can bury
All of my love and all of my holy



Jazmin Rivera

Gravediggress dig me
A hole I can bury
All of my love in
All of my holy x2

All of my love in
All of my holy x2


Old gravediggress
By the dried out brooke
Whose babble turned to gravel
And my company took

I used to watch the butterflies
Pretend that it's spring
When December, can't remember
Not a damn cold thing

Old gravedigger
By the burnt out tree
Who held a hive a murmur
But no more bees

I used to hear the wind
Made speak and sing the leaves
Seems so long I felt
But a shy and tender breeze

Gravediggress dig me
A hole I can bury
All of my love in
All of my holyx2


Old scarecrow
Wounded at the knee
Lost your button eyes
And most of your stuffing
Hay for a heart
And hay for a brain
If your momma was sweeter
Then you might be sane

Gravediggress dig me
A hole I can bury
All of my love in
All of my holy x2

All of my love in
All of my holy x2

Gravediggress dig me
A hole I can bury
All of my love in
All of my holy

Gravediggress dig me
A hole I can bury



All comments from YouTube:

Jason Morbid

CocoRosie is like my favorite band. So talented, artistic, and the feeling of melancholy is sublime

S K

This song is sooo damn good. Had a period where I just couldn't bring myself to stop listening to this album <3

Paranuui

I feel you

Elsif

I fell asleep listening to portishead, and woke up to Spotify playing this song. I screamed, "WTF is this!? Why does she sound like that?!" and turned it off instantly. I couldn't erase it from my head, and I can't stop listening to it now.

interstellartravel

A lot of my friends have trouble seeing why I love Cocorosie so much. I think they really know how to touch the spirit and create a powerful experience that people aren't used to in music these days.

CD63

Yeah, cocorosie are paranormal telephatic 😉

Ian Dalziel

...it does get in!

Bartlomiej Kowarski

@interstellartravel I 100% agree! Got exactly the same thing with my friends and CocoRosie's music. Seems like people are quite scared to fully open to their music, because they kind of know that this music gonna get very deeply inside of them...

Justin Gwin

Glad it took you to something good. And opened your mind to not shit.

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Eyshila Sêrro

This song is the best thing that ever happened to me! Love it, love you girls!

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